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Meaning of "payola" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAYOLA

From pay1 + -ola, as in Pianola.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAYOLA

payola  [peɪˈəʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAYOLA

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Payola is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PAYOLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Payola

Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day's broadcast. Under U.S. law, 47 U.S.C. § 317, a radio station can play a specific song in exchange for money, but this must be disclosed on the air as being sponsored airtime, and that play of the song should not be counted as a "regular airplay". The term has come to refer to any secret payment made to cast a product in a favorable light. Some radio stations report spins of the newest and most popular songs to industry publications. The number of times the songs are played can influence the perceived popularity of a song. The term payola is a portmanteau, of the words “pay” and "-ola" a common suffix of product names in the early 20th century, such as Pianola, Victrola, Amberola, or Crayola. Payola has come to mean the payment of a bribe in commerce and in law to say or do a certain thing against the rules of law, but more specifically a commercial bribe.

Definition of payola in the English dictionary

The definition of payola in the dictionary is a bribe given to secure special treatment, esp to a disc jockey to promote a commercial product. Other definition of payola is the practice of paying or receiving such bribes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAYOLA


Angola
æŋˈɡəʊlə
arteriolar
ɑːˌtɪərɪˈəʊlə
braciola
ˌbrɑːʃɪˈəʊlə
bronchiolar
ˌbrɒŋkɪˈəʊlə
Carniola
ˌkɑːnɪˈəʊlə
fasciola
ˌfæsɪˈəʊlə
gladiola
ˌɡlædɪˈəʊlə
hemiola
ˌhɛmɪˈəʊlə
interpetiolar
ˌɪntəˌpɛtɪˈəʊlə
intrapetiolar
ˌɪntrəˌpɛtɪˈəʊlə
Loyola
lɔɪˈəʊlə
minneola
ˌmɪnɪˈəʊlə
Moviola
ˌmuːvɪˈəʊlə
nucleolar
ˌnjuːklɪˈəʊlə
pizzaiola
ˌpɪtsaɪˈəʊlə
roseolar
ˌrəʊziːˈəʊlə
rubeolar
ˌruːbɪˈəʊlə
sporangiola
spəˌrændʒɪˈəʊlə
vacuolar
ˌvækjʊˈəʊlə
viola
vɪˈəʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAYOLA

payment
payment by results
payment card
payment date
payment holiday
payment system
payment terms
paynim
paynimry
payoff
payout
PayPass
payphone
payroll
payroll tax
Pays de la Loire
paysage
paysagist
payslip
payt

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAYOLA

Agricola
bola
canola
Coca-Cola
cola
Coppola
Ebola
gondola
granola
Ignatius Loyola
kola
mola
parabola
pergola
Pola
sola
tola
Tortola
vola
Zola

Synonyms and antonyms of payola in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «payola» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAYOLA

Find out the translation of payola to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of payola from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «payola» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

payola
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

payola
570 millions of speakers

English

payola
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घूस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرشوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

система взяток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jabá
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্কোচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dessous de table
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Payola
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmiergeld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

賄賂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Payola
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

payola
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

payola
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पओला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rüşvet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bustarella
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łapówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

система хабарів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răsplată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

payola
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steekpenningen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

payola
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

payola
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of payola

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAYOLA»

The term «payola» is regularly used and occupies the 63.638 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAYOLA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about payola

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAYOLA»

Discover the use of payola in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to payola and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Payola in the Music Industry: A History, 1880-1991
Payola is as old as the music industry and continues today.
Kerry Segrave, 2013
2
Payola!
The author, who is an award winning programme director in the radio industry has used this medium as a backdrop for this gripping novel.
Gerry Cagle, 1989
3
Presidential Payola: The True Stories of Monetary Scandals ...
The True Stories of Monetary Scandals in the Oval Office that Robbed Taxpayers to Grease Palms, Stuff Pockets, and Pay for Undue Influence from Teapot Dome to Halliburton Thomas J. Craughwell. Mi Whether it is keeping the price of gold ...
Thomas J. Craughwell, 2011
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Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: ...
1950s and early 1960s, curtailing payola became the operative strategy for neutralizing rock 'n' roll. The roots of the so-called payola scandal could be traced to the tension between radio and the American Society of Composers, Authors and ...
‎2003
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Controversies of the Music Industry
Cash payments in exchange for playing a record constitute "payola" and are not permissible. The question many people are asking is, What's the difference between luxurious trips and payola? THE EARLY DAYS OF PAYOLA As defined by ...
Richard D. Barnet, Larry L. Burriss, 2001
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The Federal Communications Commission: Front Line in the ...
NBC was not fined for the program, and as of August 2005, no other broadcaster has been fined under the new definition of profanity. PAYOLA AND PLUGOLA Payola and plugola refer to violations of the FCC's sponsorship identification rules.
Kimberly Zarkin, Michael J. Zarkin, 2006
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Blues Before Sunrise: The Radio Interviews
Cushing, I'm glad you asked me this, because I don't believe that there has ever been the truth told about this payola business—there's never been the truth! I can say all I want about payola, because I was the very first victim of payola.
‎2010
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American Popular Music: The age of rock
This made payola even more attractive to the donor, since it could assure airplay, especially for the smaller or independent companies. Payola was a trade euphemism for an honorarium for special consideration or what Billboard termed "play ...
Timothy E. Scheurer, 1989
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Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock ...
There was also the small matter of taxes, a familiar payola pitfall. The Internal Revenue Service did not relent in its quest against Freed, and on March 15, 1964 , he was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of evading taxable income of  ...
John Broven, 2009
10
In Praise of Commercial Culture
Payola gave record buyers—the young, the die hard music fans, and the followers of rock and roll—greater influence over station programming. The payola scandals were part of the ASCAP campaign against BMI and rock music. After the ...
Tyler COWEN, Tyler Cowen, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAYOLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term payola is used in the context of the following news items.
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Borges: Rival promoters file suit against Al Haymon
It also accuses the former music industry millionaire of reviving an old music business scheme: payola. The suit alleges Haymon paid ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
2
The DGP: Pop icon Carole Pope pops in for the podcast
Pope was in my basement working on a vocal track for a song my husband, Paul Hyde (Payola$ and Rock and Hyde), was doing for a solo ... «The Province, Jul 15»
3
Top Bicol cop in bribe allegations
Deona personally requested the Napolcom official to conduct a thorough investigation regarding the illegal fishing payola so his name will ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
4
Earworm: Woyome, Chalk and the Queen
The story goes that when DJs have received a good Payola payment, they can over-promote your music to become an earworm. The human ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
5
Thank yourself for Tory payout
But payola doesn't win elections. If it did, no incumbent would ever lose. (Thirteen of Canada's 22 prime ministers have gone down to defeat.). «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
6
Ken Dixon: An engine of the state stuck in neutral
The hand-made shirts that then-Mayor Ganim accepted as payola tribute? Who cares? The wine locker at the Morton's Steak House in ... «CT Post, Jul 15»
7
Animotion Talks About the Hit Song That's Been an 'Obsession'
... problems at Polygram Records when it decided to scrap independent promotion following an investigation over payola, according Wadhams. «PopMatters, Jul 15»
8
Conservatives roll out taxpayer-funded payola
But payola doesn't win elections. If it did, no incumbent would ever lose. (Thirteen of Canada's 22 prime ministers have gone down to defeat.). «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
9
The totally predictable torch-and-pitchfork rise of Donald Trump
He is now that irritating, constantly rotated pop jam of the summer — you know, that one ear-shattering payola-of-the-moment track the Top 40 ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
10
Indie Rockers Desaparecidos Get 'Loud, Angry and Catchy' on New …
Desaparecidos reunited in 2010 to play a benefit concert and has come back with a new album, Payola, which arrived just last month. «Cleveland Scene Weekly, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Payola [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/payola>. May 2024 ».
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